Not directly related, but “How to steal wifi is a howto, well at least it links to the actual howto secure your wifi, but let it serve as a word of warning for those with unsecured access points, your neighbor might have a stuffed animal fetish. (i’m frightened to see what google search terms that elicits)

Cliffnotes wifi securing guide: use strong passwords, change default password/SSID, Don’t broadcast SSID, use WEP/WPA with again a strong password, lock down to MAC address, etc… none of this is fool proof, but will go a long way to keep you from being low hanging fruit for the neighbor’s kid’s MP3 downloading mule.